Where does “Markt” come from?

Markt (German) comes from Middle High German market, from Old High German marchāt, from Late Latin marcatus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Markt (German): market; market town

Definitions

  1. market; market town

Ancestry of “Markt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmarketmarket
2Old High Germanmarchātmarket
3Late Latinmarcatus
4Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Markt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus